blootoon loon Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Somewhere different for the Clyde fans to visit you certainly won't find the team as Billy big times like Brora, their manager will see to that. Wouldn't be surprised if it goes to a replay this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elginite Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Formartine are a hard working determined team some decent ex spfl players and decent players from highland league that could play a a part in the spfl probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Formartine are like a Brora who arent utter c***s. Would still expect Clyde to win though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 will the game at Brora be a half one KO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anyway, Clyde fans. Im from that area so shout if you need travel advice. The club are based in a village called Pitmedden. Your best bet would be either to get a bus from Aberdeen (not a great service) or get train from Aberdeen to Inverurie then a taxi out to Pitmedden. Not a great ground to get to by public transport, its a wee village. Hotel wise if making a weekend of it stay in Aberdeen. Two decent wee pubs in the village though, both within 10 min walk of the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hope the Uni get a draw somehow so the lads get to play at Hampden. Think they'll get royally stuffed in the first game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anyway, Clyde fans. Im from that area so shout if you need travel advice. The club are based in a village called Pitmedden. Your best bet would be either to get a bus from Aberdeen (not a great service) or get train from Aberdeen to Inverurie then a taxi out to Pitmedden. Not a great ground to get to by public transport, its a wee village. Hotel wise if making a weekend of it stay in Aberdeen. Two decent wee pubs in the village though, both within 10 min walk of the ground. I got the bus from Inverurie last time, easy enough. Worst bit was walking to the ground from the bus stop, no pavements, bit frightening when you're staggering inbetween the traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR96 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Not worried about the game itself but it sounds like a bit of a hassle in every other respect. Would've been delighted with it if it was at Broadwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 will the game at Brora be a half one KO? - 3pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 - 3pm? Think he was asking because of floodlights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichtie78 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 - 3pm?id seen someone mention a lack of floodlights. I thought this was wrong or they wouldn't have been able to play in the play offs(?) so just thought I'd check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 By the way, who was the lovely lady hosting the draw earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 id seen someone mention a lack of floodlights. I thought this was wrong or they wouldn't have been able to play in the play offs(?) so just thought I'd check Nah, Brora's had lights for a long time. Decent day oot if you ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Ah, I see. No, the claim was something along the lines that Brora would deliberately mutilate or otherwise downgrade their own floodlights, so as to fail the licensing criteria for SPFL1/2 (which is 300 lux compared with 200 lux outwith SPFL). In reality I think they have actually been upgrading them. All clubs in HL are lit as are most in LL. In EOSL and SOSL it's about 50/50 - Lothian Thistle one of those with them. Rarer in Juniors, partly due to the 'ban'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 FAO Mo fans- Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale play at the Edinburgh Council owned Saughton Enclosure. This is in the West of Edinburgh near to Murrayfield and Tynecastle. In fact you can get off at Balgreen Tram stop and walk there, making it probably the only ground in Scotland you can get to by tram! The pitch is surrounded by an athletics track and has no cover unless you like sheltering under trees.. Refreshments are usually provided by vending machines in the dressing room complex although there was a burger van there when we played them last. LTHV had a good result against Kelty in the last round and it isn't an easy match for the Gable Endies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Ah, I see. No, the claim was something along the lines that Brora would deliberately mutilate or otherwise downgrade their own floodlights, so as to fail the licensing criteria for SPFL1/2 (which is 300 lux compared with 200 lux outwith SPFL). In reality I think they have actually been upgrading them. All clubs in HL are lit as are most in LL. In EOSL and SOSL it's about 50/50 - Lothian Thistle one of those with them. Rarer in Juniors, partly due to the 'ban'. I thought they would have had to upgrade them for the SPFL so they could avoid promotion by not doing so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogs Grog Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 FAO Mo fans- Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale play at the Edinburgh Council owned Saughton Enclosure. This is in the West of Edinburgh near to Murrayfield and Tynecastle. In fact you can get off at Balgreen Tram stop and walk there, making it probably the only ground in Scotland you can get to by tram! The pitch is surrounded by an athletics track and has no cover unless you like sheltering under trees.. Refreshments are usually provided by vending machines in the dressing room complex although there was a burger van there when we played them last. LTHV had a good result against Kelty in the last round and it isn't an easy match for the Gable Endies. No game is an easy match for us. I doubt the management will allow any complacency from the team. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 After a run of years where we only seemed to get Montrose, it's been good to visit Gala, Spartans, Turriff and Nairn I'm recent years, with mixed results. Should be a tough game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 As David says, we've drawn some decent Lower/Highland League teams in the past few years and have always been promised a potential banana skin tie, but we've had a decent bit of success. They are looking quite strong in the HL this season, but as I recall, so we're Turriff last year and we swept them aside with relative ease. Brora the year before (?) that as well. From a day out perspective, it should be a belter. Train prices are quite steep so hoping we can scrape enough numbers together and get a bus booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC-1874 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Good draw for us. Tough game, but definitely one that we can win. Maybe give some of you a chance to brush up on your spelling before the game? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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